Baked Ziti With Meat Recipe
Yield: 4 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
1 lbs: Ground hamburger,
Or,
1 lbs: Italian sausage,
2 tbsp: Extra Virgin olive oil,
1 medium: Pepper green,
1 medium: Pepper red,
1 tbsp: Garlic clove minced,
16 ounce: Tomato canned,
1/4 cup: Wine table, red
8 ounce: Tomato Sauce, canned
3 medium: Onions,
1 tsp: Basil,
1/2 tsp: Salt,
1/2 tsp: Pepper,
1/4 tbsp: Oregano,
1/2 cup: Ricotta Chs skim milk,
1/4 cup: Parmesan grated,
1/2 lbs: Spinach fresh,
1/2 cup: Frozen corn,
8 ounce: Ziti,
1/4 lbs: Mushrooms fresh,
Directions:
Coarsely chop the onion, red and green peppers. Clean stem and fine
chop the spinach. Chop mushrooms. Cook ziti and drain. Heat 1 tbs of
oil over medium heat saute the peppers about 5 minutes remove peppers
with slotted spoon and set aside. Put in the rest of the oil and
saute onions about 3 minutes. Add the hamburger or suasage and brown
stirring to break up the meat. Add garlic and mushrooms and saute 2
more minutes. Drain the excess fat and grease. Break up the tomatoes
with fork and add with the tomato sauce, wine, basil, salt, black
pepper, and oregano. Bring to boil. Lower heat and cook uncovered
about 20 minutes. Add spinach and corn cooking until spinach wilts.
Preheat oven 375 degrees. Coat 2 1/2 quart casserole dish with oil
spray. Combine ziti, tomato mixture, ricotta, and 2/3rds of peppers
in large bowl then spoon into casserole dish. Sprinkle evenly with
parmesan. Bake 25 minutes and garnish with rest of peppers after
removal. Can substitute chopped brocolli for the fresh spinach, we
like it better. (use a 10 oz frozen package to make faster)
Source: The Vegetarian Times Magazine with meat added for flavor
Source from luhu.jp
chop the spinach. Chop mushrooms. Cook ziti and drain. Heat 1 tbs of
oil over medium heat saute the peppers about 5 minutes remove peppers
with slotted spoon and set aside. Put in the rest of the oil and
saute onions about 3 minutes. Add the hamburger or suasage and brown
stirring to break up the meat. Add garlic and mushrooms and saute 2
more minutes. Drain the excess fat and grease. Break up the tomatoes
with fork and add with the tomato sauce, wine, basil, salt, black
pepper, and oregano. Bring to boil. Lower heat and cook uncovered
about 20 minutes. Add spinach and corn cooking until spinach wilts.
Preheat oven 375 degrees. Coat 2 1/2 quart casserole dish with oil
spray. Combine ziti, tomato mixture, ricotta, and 2/3rds of peppers
in large bowl then spoon into casserole dish. Sprinkle evenly with
parmesan. Bake 25 minutes and garnish with rest of peppers after
removal. Can substitute chopped brocolli for the fresh spinach, we
like it better. (use a 10 oz frozen package to make faster)
Source: The Vegetarian Times Magazine with meat added for flavor
Source from luhu.jp